Pahlen v. Commissioner of Public Safety

OPINION

SEDGWICK, Judge.

An officer in hot pursuit of respondent, who had been speeding, followed respondent into his home and arrested him for driving while intoxicated. Respondent’s license was revoked when he refused testing. The trial court rescinded the revocation finding that entry into respondent's home was not justified. We reverse.

FACTS

On May 31,1985, Minnesota State Trooper Charles Jones was on patrol in Pennington County. His radar device indicated that an approaching vehicle was traveling at a speed of 89 miles per hour. When the pickup passed, he turned his car and pursued it for…